The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-02
THROUGH PASSENGERS.
. Where are YOU going. Dickqr

Where are you going, Dick gr
Back TO chat with my through pas
sengers"
And Dick Davis, the conductor. left tn.
mail car, and entered the through coacf
attached to the train.
Closing the door, he walked straight Il
an old man seated in the centre of ths
car His head and beard were as white
as snow. but there were no crows feet on
his forehead nor wrinkles on his cheeks
His ewes flashed with lusty manhood
though his hair would indicate thar he
had crossed the boundaries of three score
years
tie smiled when the pleasant-fsced
conductor dropped into the seat before
him, and, leaning forward, made re-
mark in low tone of voice. This re-
mark caused Davis to raise his head and
gaze at the beautiful face of a girl who
slept behind the white bearded passen-
( ger.
She always sleeps that way aespon-
ded the passenger, with smile "and
when she wakes she is AS fresh as a
rose
Your daughter has company | see
observed Davis. glancing at the remain
/ der of the car, who appeared to be sleep
ing soundly.
Yes are they going through ~
Oh, yes none but through pas=en-
gers are admitted TO this caach. Thev are
not communicative fellow-travelers. I
should saw
They are not" replied the old man.
Mr.. Davis, do not like my travelling
companions, and the speakers voice xas
lowered.
The conductor looked surprised
Will you please explain p Mr.. Rad
clife?-
short time previous TO the present
conversation the conductor and his pas
senger had exchanged names. and
were thus enabled TO cali each other
properly.
q can scarcely explain" was the pas
senger's reply There is a man in the
fourth seat from the stove whom. unac-
countably, | do not like. He boarded
the train at Romney, and l have caught
him looking askanee al myself and Ma
bel. Then the fellow who appears to be
asleep three seats behind him on the op-
Posite side OF the aisle has been guilty of
the same thing, and | believe there is
connection between the parties ! don't
want you 10 think that fear them. New
er in my life, and have passed through
the wild tribes Of the Anazonian Valley.
have feared a man Over there lies the
only jewel 10 which / cling and he
nodded toward the sleeping girl. She
Is the sole creature through whose veins
runs my blood, and you must know that
she is dear TO me-
Certainly, Mr. Radcliffe replied
Davis Your entire soliciiude If for
her"
Exactly"
DO You know either of these two fel-
lows 81
/ do not never saw them before in
my life"
Conductor Davis thought for
moment.
Yourself and daughter can avoid
them oy taking up quarters in the for
ward car. | assure you that you will
not be regarded as intruders, and that
the accommodations will not lack for
comfort
But the passenger gently declined the
conductors offer, and said that he would
finish his journey in the coach he had
been placed in for that purpose
After few more words Davis left the
coach and passed into the express ear,
where he soon appeared to forget his
passengers, in a conversation with the
messenger.
The door had scarcely closed ON the
conductor's form when the man nearest
the stove showed signs Of animation. He
turned his head and looked mp in the |
dimly lighted aisle, no, forgetting to let |
his ewes rest on the old man and his !
daughter He was handsome man of T.
about thirty Eve years Of age. and above /.
his luxariant crop of silk, auburn /
whiskers shone pair Outright milk blue !
ewes.
No man in hundred would have cho- /
sen him for Il rascal
He was we'll, almost fiashily dressed
there was handsome diamond pin on
his bosom, and a crested ring on his /
hand.
Allowing his gaze to return down the
aisle. he fixed it upon anaher man who
to be sleeping short distance |
from him. This man was quite young;
his eyes were heavy, and the only hirute
on his face was long haired 1
that dropped over his |
mouth.
The two men exchanged looks which 4
told that they were not travellers thrown /
but men well acquainted with I
each other.
Again the first mentioned one looked !
at the old passenger, whose chin had 4
dropped on his breast. and who appear
ed to BE- sfreppiRgi nio a slumber.
Sevsng this the man motioned to the /.
esher, who Strengthened up, and the
next moment the twain occupied the
same seat.
Is he really asleep ?'' asked the
Youngest
You can't tell anything about the |
sid ccdger,' Was the reply. {" He looks
as though he was sleeping like Morpheus |